Ho Chi Minh City to speed up delivery of medicine to homebound COVID-19 patients
(VOVWORLD) - Strengthening medical staffs at the grassroots level and speeding up medicine delivery to COVID-19 patients being treated at home are important parts of Ho Chi Minh City’s strategy to reduce critical patients and deaths, said Vice Director of the municipal Health Department Nguyen Van Vinh Chau at a Monday press conference.
 Vice Director of Ho Chi Minh City’s Health Department Nguyen Van Vinh Chau speaks at the press conference on September 6, 2021. (Photo: VGP) |
Chau said HCMC has been allowing COVID-19 patients with light or no symptoms and at appropriate ages to recuperate at home with the support of medical staff from local and mobile clinics.
The Health Department recommended the close collaboration of 3 teams – testing team, treatment team, and vaccination team. Technology will be provided to medical staff at the grassroots level to enable faster information updates on COVID-19 patients, he said.